“We’re so excited to celebrate our award finalists. Participating in the Health Value Awards shows these healthcare companies and providers are not only committed to providing high-quality, value-based healthcare, but are ready to lead the industry in this new, exciting, and necessary direction,” said RD Whitney, CEO of Validation Institute.

The World Endometriosis Research Foundation October 17th announced Dr. G. David Adamson has been honored by the ASRM.

“WERF President, Professor G David Adamson, has been honoured with the Suheil J Muasher MD Distinguished Service Award at the 2016 Scientific Congress and Expo of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. Adamson was quoted in an article in The Economist. Here is an excerpt.

“…Can IVF be made cheaper? Experts see two ways to try. The first is to cut the use of drugs, tests or procedures that for many couples are clearly unnecessary. The second is to work out how the cost and effectiveness of simpler methods compare with those of the standard package…

Remember that “birds and bees” talk when you were an adolescent? Invariably, it included a caution against unprotected sex – because “it only takes once” to conceive a baby. But for those couples experiencing infertility, conception is not that easy.

Infertility – or the inability to conceive after one year of regular, unprotected intercourse – affects more couples than you may think, said David Adamson, MD, founder and CEO of ARC fertility. “Over their lifetime, about one couple in six will have diffculty getting pregnant when they want to,” he explained.

Everybody Is Doing It?

Adamson suggests egg freezing is a better choice for women with certain health problems that affect their egg quality. For example, women undergoing cancer treatment or those with a family history of premature ovarian failure would benefit. It’s also ideal for women who want to preserve their fertility until a time that’s more suitable for them to have a baby.

Dr. Adamson was quoted in Examiner.com’s recent story on over-the-counter medications and fertility.

Over-The-Counter Pain Medication: The Latest Fertility Don’t?

According to a blog written by Dr. David Adamson in Huffington Post, NSAIDs have been suspected as potentially inhibiting ovulation, by infertility specialists active in the field, for quite some time. The surprise is in how little medication is required over minimal days during a menstrual cycle, for this deleterious effect to be produced.

Dr. Adamson was featured as a source for WebMD.com‘s recent slideshow on hormone imbalance.

Your Hormones, Your Health

Feeling bloated, irritable, or just not your best? A hormone imbalance could be to blame. Hormones are chemical “messengers” that impact the way your cells and organs function. It’s normal for your levels to shift at different times of your life, such as before and during your period or a pregnancy, or during menopause. But some medications and health issues can cause them to go up or down, too.